The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-09-29
Some Facts in Regard TO state
PRINTING!

Don Mcleod has been trying for long time,
and in divers ways, to get portion of the State
printing but judging by his bids, he did not want
il very bad. In his TRADE about State printing, he
is as far from the truth as he usually is when he
takes up subject about which he knows moth
ing and that he often does But that don't mat
ter with Don, he will say thing if he wants 10
say il, whether it be true or false. He says:
"Class A of the legislative printing which is
only a small part of the entire work cost the
tax payers of Florida during the last session of
the Legislature $13 065.17.
Now, here is an instance of his ignorance, or
his proneness to falsify, or both. Glass q is
only small part OF the work." but it is NOT leq-
asIatice session printing at all, but depa rtent
soork, and is ordered by the heads of depart
ments as it is needed
Glass B is kgisLatiOe printing, and has always
cost more than all the other State work, and
justly so, too There is a great deal more of it
it requires skilled workmen to do it-they are
paid more for it, whether employed by the piece
or by the week-thc work is done mostly a,
night, in rush and hurry, and consequently is
harder on machinery and types, and more mate
show saving Of half the amount Don pretends
it will, the people may be thankful for tina,
much, and say Don only deceived US five thou
sand dollars worth.
The work of the last session far exceeded that
of any Legislature since the WARM fact, it is
claimed by some that the amount of printing for
the session OF 1887 was greater than for any ses-
hpl n SfafQ And fl,nt
volume of work was done by the State Prin ter
n NJ. Bowen, 80 per cent. cheaper than the State
work was done only few sessions ago, and 10
per cent. below the price for the sessio of 1885,
Mr.. Bowen did the State work cheaper than any
person has ever offered to do it, and Dorr &
Bowen now offer to do it cheaper than all VIII O
bid for State work this week-including the
would-be guardian of the peoples interests,
who bid SO extravaganty for State printing
that he couldn't get even slice of it.
But Don would like to pose as a cham
pion of reform in the interest of the people.
Here is sample of how he would save
money to the taxpayers. He bid $500 for
Stale printing job that was let for 1871. DIFF.
ference against Don $1,019, and that is the
amount he wanted TO pocket in excess of what
the work was done for. That's one of Don's
methods for saving money for founding and
sustaining an orphan asylum in the State"
which the public can readily understand, but
will never learn to appreciate.
But this TRADE about State printing is attribu-
table to the detestable spirit that results in per-
sistent attempts by demagogues to destroy the
reputation and business of honest men who sue
coed by honest methods
Dorr & Bowen were prepared to do State
work were competent to do IT. did do it salts
factorily, and at fair profit for the amount of
capital invested, and the quantity and character
of printing done.
The FLoRIDIAN has the State work now, and.
OF course, Don don't get it. And that is pre-
cisely what hurts Don. He would have been
glad to have been elected State printer, and an
nounced himself candidate for that position.
Failing to be elected State printer-failing to bid
low enough to secure the work by competitive
bidding, he turns himself into bowling re-
former !; but that don't secure the State printing
for him. Its gone out of his reach for another
two years, and at the end of that period we hope
to see him such a reformer-a true reformer-
that he won't want the State printing.